The Radiological Accident in Gilan

By International Atomic Energy Agency

On 24 July 1996 a serious accident occurred at the Gilan combined cycle fossil fuel power plant in the Islamic Republic of Iran. A worker unknowingly put an unshielded 185 GBq iridium-192 source used for industrial radiography in his pocket. As a result of exposure to the iridium source, the worker suffered from severe haematopoietic syndrome (bone marrow depression) and an unusually extended localized radiation injury requiring plastic surgery. This report gives a detailed account of the medical aspects of the accident and the lessons learned.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9201105029
• ISBN13: 9789201105028
• Release Date: August 2002
• Publisher: International Atomic Energy Agency
• Length: 46 Pages